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Reach adolescent girls with life-changing workshops so they can stay healthy—and stay in school.

The Challenge

Too many girls in rural Kenya and Senegal don't have access to reproductive health information.

In rural areas of Senegal and Kenya, it’s all too common for a girl to drop out of school due to an unplanned pregnancy or serious illness. But together, we can offer hundreds of marginalized girls the opportunity to attend locally-developed reproductive health workshops to give girls the knowledge—and power—to avoid early pregnancy and preventable disease, to excel in school, and make their own informed health decisions. Quality health education can truly transform lives!

Every girl deserves the chance to stay healthy and go to school.

Our Solution

Locally-developed health education workshops can save girls' lives.

Our targeted workshops and seminars are developed in close partnership with local organizations to be culturally relevant, effective and interactive. These workshops cover critically important topics that affect adolescent girls like anatomy, puberty and development, STIs, contraception and family planning, consent, and healthy decision-making.

Our scholars frequently express how valuable this service has been to their long-term success. WGEP Kenya scholar Jacklyn says of the workshops: "I learned so much that I never knew before. I feel now that I have the knowledge I need to stay healthy and safe." WGEP Senegal scholar Sadio says: "I am so thankful for everything I learned. I now want to continue my education and become a nurse so that I can help the women of my village."

WGEP scholars take part in a recent workshop.

Your Impact

Your donation will empower a girl to stay healthy and achieve her dreams.

Health education is a powerfully sustainable intervention. Your support equips a girl with knowledge she has for life, and she can use this to promote healthy decision making among others, as well. Your donation will help a girl focus on her studies and excel in her schoolwork. Supporting our project will not just ensure that girls in school stay healthy and safe – you will personally help open up the entire world of possibilities for girls after they graduate.

Pledge spending

37% -

Educational materials

30% -

Food & transportation

21% -

Facilities

12% -

Instructors

Thank you for supporting girls' education and gender equality!

THE LATEST

A lot can happen in just a few days. Stay up-to-date with our project and progress here.

Completed

Created our project

Nov 27

Collected our first 3 pledges

Nov 27

Thank you for making #GivingTuesday a success!

Nov 28

Hello! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for making #GivingTuesday 2018 an incredible success. We are blown away by the support we received this year. Thanks to partners like you, we raised 10% of our total end-of-year goal!

This project isn't just about one day of generosity. It's about the futures of hundreds of girls and the women they'll become. With your help, between now and the end of the year, we are going to raise $18,000 to fund transformative health workshops and ensure that girls are able to stay in school and decide, for themselves, their own futures.

But we need your help! If we don't meet our goal, we don't get any of the funds. So between now and December 28th, please help us spread the word. On behalf of our scholars, thank you, thank you!

All the best,
Amy & WGEP

Amy Maglio

Project owner

Funded 25% of goal

Dec 11

Funded 50% of goal

Dec 18

In progress

Continue crowdfunding to meet pledge goal

What's Next

Train reproductive health workshop instructors

Review and gather workshop materials

Hold community meetings to discuss workshops

GOAL

Equip 550 rural young women in Kenya and Senegal with health education workshops that cover a range of life-changing topics.

Project complete

Our goal

Reach adolescent girls with life-changing workshops so they can stay healthy—and stay in school.

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